9-letter words containing s, i, l, u, r
- muralists — Plural form of muralist.
- nailbrush — a small brush with stiff bristles, used to clean the fingernails.
- nebuliser — Alternative spelling of nebulizer.
- nelspruit — a city in NE South Africa, the capital of Mpumalanga province on the Crocodile River: trading and agricultural centre, esp for fruit, with a growing tourist trade. Pop: 21 541 (2001)
- nurselike — resembling or having the characteristics of a nurse
- nurseling — an infant, child, or young animal being nursed or being cared for by a nurse.
- nurslings — Plural form of nursling.
- ocularist — a person who makes artificial eyes
- outliners — Plural form of outliner.
- pasquiler — a person who lampoons or pasquinades; a satirist
- pillsbury — Charles Alfred, 1842–99, U.S. businessman.
- pleuritis — an instance of pleurisy
- pluralism — Philosophy. a theory that there is more than one basic substance or principle. Compare dualism (def 2), monism (def 1a). a theory that reality consists of two or more independent elements.
- pluralist — Philosophy. a theory that there is more than one basic substance or principle. Compare dualism (def 2), monism (def 1a). a theory that reality consists of two or more independent elements.
- praiseful — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- prelusion — a prelude.
- prelusive — introductory.
- prolusion — a preliminary written article.
- publisher — a person or company whose business is the publishing of books, periodicals, engravings, computer software, etc.
- puerilism — childishness in the behavior of an adult.
- pulverise — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
- pure lisp — A purely functional language derived from Lisp by excluding any feature which causes side-effects.
- purselike — resembling a purse
- quartiles — Plural form of quartile.
- reclusion — the condition or life of a recluse.
- reclusive — a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
- religious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- republish — to publish again: to republish a bestseller in a special illustrated edition.
- repulsing — to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
- repulsion — the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
- repulsive — causing repugnance or aversion: a repulsive mask.
- residuals — payment made to an actor, actress, musician, etc, for subsequent use of film in which the person appears
- resulting — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
- revulsion — a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike: Cruelty fills me with revulsion.
- revulsive — tending to alter the distribution of blood by revulsion.
- ridicules — speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
- ritualism — adherence to or insistence on ritual.
- ritualist — a student of or authority on ritual practices or religious rites.
- rivalrous — characterized by rivalry; competitive: the rivalrous aspect of their friendship.
- roguishly — pertaining to, characteristic of, or acting like a rogue; knavish or rascally.
- rulership — the act or fact of ruling or the state of being ruled: Foreign rulership of the country began in the 18th century.
- runtishly — in a runtish manner
- rushingly — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
- rushlight — a narrow candle, formerly in use, made of the pith of various types of rush dipped in tallow
- salisbury — Harrison, 1908–93, U.S. journalist and writer.
- salubrity — favorable to or promoting health; healthful: salubrious air.
- saluretic — of or relating to a substance that promotes renal excretion of sodium and chloride ions.
- scrubbily — in a scrubby or messy manner
- scruffily — in an unkempt or shabby fashion
- semilunar — shaped like a half-moon; crescent.